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Pregnancy Testing Question

EmilyandMaryEmilyandMary Posts: 4
edited March 2011 in Trying to Conceive
Hello,

I took a pregnancy test yesterday, 9dpo (I can never wait as long as your supposed to). I used a digital E.P.T. and it said PREGNANT! I took this test at about 1pm.

However, this morning I took another pregnancy test, a digital Clear Blue Easy and it said NOT pregnant. I took this one at about 3am.

Is it more likely that the EPT was a false positive or that the Clear Blue Easy was a false negative? I am terrified to take another test now. I was so excited...

-Emily

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    kyhome123kyhome123 Posts: 93
    edited November -1
    False negatives are MUCH more likely than false positives. I would probably keep testing because I am the crazy POAS lady but I would say you're preggo! Congrats!
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    PtownMomsPtownMoms Posts: 768 ✭
    edited November -1
    I would take another digital test...when I got pregnant I bought every brand of digital test I could find. I spent $95.00 on tests the day I got the BFP. HA.
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    mknbaby2mknbaby2 Posts: 405
    edited November -1
    How long did you hold your pee? Concentrations of HCG are really highest in first morning urine... could be that your urine just was not concentrated enough!
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    EmilyandMaryEmilyandMary Posts: 4
    edited November -1
    I was not feeling well (head cold), so I went to bed at about 7pm last night. So with the CBE digital test (negative) it was about 8 hours.

    For the EPT test (positive) yesterday it was about 4 hours.
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    Shaeley MaeShaeley Mae Posts: 1,731
    edited November -1
    Ummmm .... it's REALLY hard to fake HCG. It's either in your body or it isn't. ; )
    There's a much better chance that the negative test just didn't detect the hormone (test sensitivity, concentration of urine, length of time exposed to urine, etc).

    Good luck!! : )
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    mommylovemommylove Posts: 1,582
    edited November -1
    Yea...false positive is much less likely than false neg...I would test again maybe even with a few brands of HPTs. Good luck!
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    EmilyandMaryEmilyandMary Posts: 4
    edited November -1
    I've taken two more (first responce and EPT) and both came back negative. It looks like I had a rare false positive.
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    KTZKTZ Posts: 1,240
    edited November -1
    Try again tomorrow. Like mommylove said really rare to get a false positive, and its common to get a negative because your urine is more watered down etc. Also I have read that you could buy a pack of five tests and the may all have different Hcg sensitivities.
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    michgirlmichgirl Posts: 406 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Did you use the exact same kind of test you got the pos on? Was this a medicated cycle? (dpo is really early for a pos but if it was a medicated cycle the drug may still have been in your system to cause the pos.
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